Indeed. Before Al Gore conceived the InterNet thereby enabling advent of Air Warriors, thousands upon thousands of individuals went to OCS in both sea services with relatively little knowledge of what lay ahead. Perhaps too much knowledge about the bumps and holes in the road ahead at OCS or flight school, etc. isn't good for everyone. I agree with those who have emphasized that the intent of the services is to filter out those who can't meet the physical, mental or even character challenge/standards. So asking for numbers won't help you in any way. It's far more important to know generally what's expected physically so you can prepare yourself. The rest of it is a stress filter so be prepared to buckle up as it's "tailored" by professionals real-time to temper or break you.
Very true. I am being a huge hypocrite here (I was begging for details like everyone else before I went).
In hindsight, it REALLY doesn't matter if you know the exact schedule of evolutions. I pretty much knew what was coming next, at least for the first week or two when I got there. Guess what? It sucked worse than I could have imagined, even though I knew it was coming.
The ONLY thing you need to make it through OCS is to be in good shape, and to have the ABSOLUTE assurance to yourself that the only way you're going home is with a commission, or they kick you out.
The rest you can't change. If you're not officer material, then you'll eventually be attrited. This was pretty rare from what I saw, but it happens. But you can't change it so just trudge on and keep working and you're one day closer to commissioning at a time.
That's ALL you need.
